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Letter: Meta urges California's AG to stop OpenAI's for-profit transition, says Musk is “qualified” to “represent the interests of Californians in this matter” — Meta Urges California Attorney General to Stop OpenAI From Becoming For-Profit Mark Zuckerberg's company …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
In a blog post, OpenAI says “You can't sue your way to AGI”, and publishes emails from Elon Musk showing he wanted to own OpenAI and run it as a for-profit — Musk is also the founder of xAI, an OpenAI rival. — The current suit, filed in August, is the successor …
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| Devan Cole / CNN: |
A US appeals court declines to temporarily block a ban on TikTok; TikTok had indicated it would ask SCOTUS to step in on an emergency basis to block the law — A federal appeals court on Friday declined to temporarily block a ban on TikTok, teeing up a showdown at the Supreme Court over whether … | Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
During his NeurIPS talk, Ilya Sutskever says “Pre-training as we know it will end”, as “we've achieved peak data and there'll be no more” — OpenAI's cofounder and former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, made headlines earlier this year after he left start …
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| Jakob Rodgers / Mercury News: |
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of copyright violations in October, was found dead by suicide on November 26 in San Francisco — SAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing …
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| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
The US DOJ indicts 14 North Korean nationals for allegedly making $88M+ via fraud by working as remote IT workers for US companies from April 2017 to March 2023 — Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted for their role in a long-running scam where they stole the identities … | Tanaya Macheel / CNBC: |
MicroStrategy, Palantir, and Axon will join the Nasdaq 100 index, effective before the market open on December 23; Super Micro will be removed from the index — MicroStrategy, the preferred high beta play on the price of bitcoin, will join the Nasdaq 100 index, a move that could further increase demand … | Graham Fraser / BBC: |
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself — The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United States.
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| Eric Hal Schwartz / TechRadar: |
OpenAI launches Projects, a ChatGPT feature to organize files and chats into folders, now available to Plus, Pro, and Team users and “soon” to free users — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. … - This new ChatGPT feature helps organize interactions with the AI chatbot.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google rolls out interactive Audio Overviews in NotebookLM, an “experimental feature” that lets users talk to the AI “hosts” of the podcast-like overviews — Google's NotebookLM and its podcast-like Audio Overviews have been a surprise hit this year …
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Sources: ServiceTitan's IPO brought big windfalls for early investors, including returns of $1B+ for Iconiq Growth and $800M+ for Bessemer Venture Partners — - Venture firms are celebrating reprieve from IPO drought — Bessemer also said to reap over $800 million on the bet
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| Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: |
Hikvision terminates five contracts with local governments in China's Xinjiang, a move that could shield the company from pressure from the Trump administration — Termination of contracts could shield company from Donald Trump's incoming US administration
More: South China Morning Post
| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Ex-ByteDance intern Keyu Tian, who was allegedly dismissed for “serious misconduct”, is a co-author of one of two papers chosen for the NeurIPS Best Paper Award — Keyu Tian and his coauthors won the Best Paper Award at the annual NeurIPS machine learning conference for their work on a new technique for generating images.| Ashley Tang / Reuters: |
Malaysia, which has secured billions in AI and cloud infrastructure investments over the past year, launches a national AI office for policy and regulation — Malaysia launched on Thursday a national artificial intelligence office aimed at shaping policies and addressing regulatory issues …
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| Christina Wilkie / CNBC: |
Cantor Fitzgerald settles US SEC charges for $6.75M over disclosures before its SPACs merged with smart glass maker View and geospatial data company Satellogic — WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald …
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Dell's evolution under Michael Dell, who has transitioned the company from a nostalgic mid-90s PC maker into a leading AI infrastructure provider — The man who founded Dell in a Texas dorm room has transformed his company. It's not just about PCs anymore.| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Tinder warns of declining to flat direct revenue through 2026, below estimates, and says it plans to prioritize improving its user experience over monetization — - Largest dating app sees revenue below estimates in 2025, 2026 — Parent company issues first dividend, announces new buyback| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says the US SEC sent him a “settlement demand” after its Twitter buyout probe, asking him to agree to a fine within 48 hours or face numerous charges — The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing “numerous counts” against Elon Musk, according to a letter …
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| Yuji Nitta / Nikkei Asia: |
Vietnam and Indonesia have imposed restrictions on Chinese e-commerce companies like Temu and Shein, seeing cheap imports as a threat to homegrown industries — HANOI — Southeast Asian nations are imposing restrictions on Chinese e-commerce companies like Temu and Shein, seeing cheap imports as a threat to homegrown industries.| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Shutterstock launches a “research license” for AI companies, starting with Lightricks, which will train its video model LTXV on Shutterstock's video library — Shutterstock is reshaping how AI companies access training data through a novel “research license” approach … Sponsor Posts
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